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François Gabart : We should quickly get to Cape Finisterre this evening by midnight.
Meanwhile the leaders of the five strong ULTIM fleet were already nearly across Biscay this afternoon 200 nautical miles or so NW of Cape Finisterre at 1500hrs this afternoon. Francois Gabart and Tom Laperche on SVR Lazartigue were leading by over 20 miles. Making over 30kts averages the ULTIMS are well up to schedule to outrun the first of the storms. Gabart and Laperche had profited from sailing more directly out the Channel, staying offshore and climbing NW to break through the front first into the NW’ly breeze which freed them progressively as they have sped south.
Imoca
Ahead of Storm Ciaran the 40 IMOCAs are put in a safe mode at the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre docks
Storm Ciaran is set to sweep across the north-west quarter of France, during Wednesday night. It is this huge system which has required the 40 strong IMOCA fleet that was set to start the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre on Sunday tied to the dock in Le Havre. It looks set to be an exceptional storm with winds of over 80-90kts off the coast. And so today the IMOCA fleet were moved and more fully secured ahead of the storm by their skippers, teams and helpers, so that all will be in the best shape to deliver a great show off the start line when they do go.
Class 40: Alla Grande Pirelli leads Class40 fleet towards Lorient
Italy’s Ambrogio Beccaria and French co-skippr Nicolas Andrieu, who were tipped as favourites pre-start, are leading Class40 as they have done more or less since the first mark off Le Havre yesterday. They had a margin of around six miles with just under 80 miles to sail to Lorient, where the Class 40s will join the Ocean Fifty fleet sheltering. They expected into Lorient around midnight.
From the Ocean Fifty dock in Lorient
Quiet, low key relief as well as measure of satisfaction were the key emotions when the Ocean Fifty fleet reached Lorient this morning
Ocean Fifty
Thibaut Vauchel-Camus and Quentin Vlamynck (Solidaires en Peloton) lead the Ocean Fifty fleet into Lorient shelter
Just over 20 hours after starting from Le Havre at 1317hrs local time yesterday, after racing along the the coasts of Normandy and Brittany, it was Solidaires en Peloton, skippered by Thibaut Vauchel-Camus and Quentin Vlamynck, which was the first to cross the line at 1001hrs local time before passing into the shelter of Lorient.
Imoca
Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre sees patient IMOCA Brits poised for greatness
The 40 boat Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre IMOCA fleet remains tied to the dock in Le Havre while waiting for a huge system to pass over the Bay of Biscay over the coming days. As yet there is no indication of when that start will be, but it is not likely before the middle of the week.
Class40
Italian Beccaria leads Class40 with 115 miles to Lorient after tough first night.
The leading Class40, Alla Grande-PIRELLI, sailed by Italian Ambrogio Beccaria and French co-skipper Nicolas Andrieu lead the 40 boat Transat Jacques Vabre fleet by nearly five miles as they pass 10 miles offshore of Roscoff at 1000hrs this morning.
A rough night
One boat dismasted, two with structural damage… We knew before the start from Le Havre that rounding Brittany was not going to be simple for the 55 boats that set sail. The fleet experienced 30-knot winds with stronger gusts and choppy seas particularly around the Channel Islands throughout the night. The favourites are where they were expected to be in each class and for the moment it is in the ULTIM category that has already reached the longitude of Ireland that the most radical options were taken as they approached the front. The first Ocean Fifty boats are due to reach Lorient by 1000hrs UTC this morning with the first Class40s arriving just before midnight.
Class40
Night update
Crédit Mutuel dismasts, Dékuple has damage and Martinique Tchalian heads for shelter
